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I've enjoyed the pleasures of working since I was 12 and earned all my own spending money since I was 14.

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Joyce Brothers
Age: 85 †
Born: 1927
Born: October 20
Died: 2013
Died: May 13
Actor
Columnist
Journalist
Psychologist
Television Presenter
Brooklyn
New York
Joyce Diane Bauer
Joyce Bauer
Joyce Diane Brothers
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Women who are confident of their abilities are more likely to succeed than those who lack confidence, even though the latter may be much more competent and talented and industrious.
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Accept that all of us can be hurt, that all of us can and surely will at times fail. Other vulnerabilities, like being embarrassed or risking love, can be terrifying, too. I think we should follow a simple rule: if we can take the worst, take the risk.
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I have found in work that you only get back what you put into it, but it does come back gift-wrapped.
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Marriages, like careers, need constant nurturing... the secret of having it all is loving it all.
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The only people who don't make mistakes are the people who don't do anything.
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Real intimacy depends on truth - lovingly told - especially in the bedroom.
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When you look at your life the greatest happinesses are family happinesses.
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As a celebrity, you get a certain number of free passes. You're actually in a better position if you're a celebrity because people care.
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When you forgive, you gain strength and come out a winner.
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The simple but observable fact is that the more you love, the more you are able to love.
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Love, real love, is not simply a state of bliss. It is an ever-changing state, the result of time and emotional development, of trust and commitment.
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Some men are self-made, but most are the revised work of a wife and children.
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The best proof of love is trust.
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There's a very positive relationship between people's ability to accomplish any task and the time they're willing to spend on it.
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The topic of trust is an important factor in all matters of the heart - and here's why. Men lie to women. Women lie to men. And most people agree that some lying is even necessary - to avoid petty squabbles and to grease the wheels of a relationship.
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Sex and love are like tea and milk. They can be mixed or they can be taken straight. Each has certain distinctive characteristics, but when they are combined they form a unique substance.
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My husband and I have never considered divorce... murder sometimes, but never divorce.
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Listening, not imitation, may be the sincerest form of flattery.
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If a child is given love, he becomes loving ... If he's helped when he needs help, he becomes helpful. And if he has been truly valued at home ... he grows up secure enough to look beyond himself to the welfare of others.
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When you come right down to it, the secret to having it all is loving it all.
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